Patterns of initial opioid prescription and its association with short- and long-term use among opioid-naïve patients in Malaysia: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Nazar, Nor Ilyani, Abdul Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Ahmad, Wan Rohaidah, Rani,, Nurul Sahida, Ng, Kim Swan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2019
• Subjects: RM147 Administration of Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73146/1/Zin_Patterns%20of%20initial%20prescribingBMJ%20Open_e027203.full.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73146/7/73146_Patterns%20of%20initial%20opioid%20prescription%20and%20its%20association%20with%20short-term%20and%20long-term%20use%20among%20opioid-naive%20patients%20in%20Malaysia-%20a%20retrospective%20cohort%20study_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73146/12/73146_Patterns%20of%20initial%20opioid%20prescription%20and%20its%20association%20_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73146/; https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/9/7/e027203.full.pdf

This study examined opioid prescription initiation patterns and their association with short- and long-term opioid use among opioid-naïve patients. Design This study was designed as a retrospective cohort study. Setting and participants In this study, we analysed the prescription databases of...